English Quiz for IBPS SO Prelims 21st December

As the date of IBPS SO Exam is coming nearer, hopes of aspirants are growing with every passing day. It’s time to test their hard work and they would want to make the best of this opportunity. Thus, English Language can play a vital role to get success. IBPS SO  English is all about well-planned strategy, time- management and strong grasp over English Language. So, stop boiling the ocean, and acquire command over vocabulary, enhance deep knowledge of grammar, and build competent comprehension skills to get the ball in the court in first attempt. Here is a quiz on English Language provided by Adda 247. It will help you practice latest pattern of English Questions for upcoming IBPS SO Pre Examination 2019.  

Directions (1-5): In the given passage several blanks are given and for each blank five alternatives are provided with two words each. Choose the option from which both words can fill in the blanks to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. If none of the given options can fit the blank then choose option (e) ‘None of these’ as your answer.

The Iranian share of Indian oil imports stood at 10%. While it would not be impossible for India to replace Iranian oil, the American announcement failed to _____(1)______ the strategic importance of Iran in Indian foreign policy and the damage it could do to India-Iran relations. Iran’s strategic location and the common concerns of both countries regarding the future of Afghanistan and the threat of terrorism _____(2)_______ from Pakistan make Tehran an ideal geopolitical ally of New Delhi. India is also engaged in building the Chabahar port in southeastern Iran, which could act as the gateway for India to Central Asia, bypassing a hostile Pakistan. Moreover, by forcing India to tamely accept the American diktat on Iranian oil, it has torn off the _____ (3)______ of “strategic autonomy” that Indian policymakers had long touted as the fundamental ____(4)_____ of Indian foreign policy.
U.S. also threatens to impose sanctions on India if it buys the S-400 missile defence system from Russia for which a deal had been signed in October 2018 by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Mr. Modi. The U.S. has argued that India’s purchase of the S-400 systems will violate the _____(5)______ America’s Adversaries through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), a U.S. federal law that requires the country to impose sanctions on states entering into major military deals with Russia.

Q1.
(a) Contemplate, scrutinize
(b) Agonize, Postulate
(c) Posit, Speculate
(d) Conjecture, Assert
(e) None of these.

Q2.
(a) Ensuing, Eventuating
(b) Importunate, Stemming
(c) Emanating, Exuding
(d) Incandescent, Radiant
(e) None of these.

Q3.
(a) Veneer, Mantle
(b) Casing, Incriminate
(c) Cladding, Innocuous
(d) Varnish, inveigh
(e) None of these.

Q4.
(a) Tenet, Lancet
(b) Creed, Doctrine
(c) Dogma, Larder
(d) Orthodoxy, Loathe
(e) None of these.

Q5.
(a) Repel, Pulsate
(b) Negating, Quaff
(c) Resist, Resurge
(d) Countering, Propound
(e) None of these.

Directions (6-10): In each of the following sentences, parts of the sentence are left blank. Beneath each sentence, five different ways of completing the sentence are indicated. Choose the best alternative among the given options.

Q6. Money isn’t everything, of course, and people may also ______ elites who appear to have some kind of special ______ or privilege.
(a)resent, status
(b)endorse, state
(c)grudge, class
(d)welcome, control
(e)offended, bonus
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q7. It is a truism to say that balance sheet _____of public sector banks today represent one of the most ______ dimensions of the Indian economy.
(a) history, wide
(b) situation, clear
(c) problems, fragile
(d) theory, advised
(e) failure, grim

Q8.Many multinational companies are ________ for a period of low business and unpredictability over the next few weeks, given that a _______ number of their sales happen through digital mode.
(a)investing, ample
(b)pervading, lot
(c)expecting, enormous
(d)bracing, significant
(e)struggling, larger

Q9.With the diversity of India, it is easy to _______ thousands or perhaps even millions of entrepreneurial _______ playing out over the next few years over the internet.
(a)laziness, discriminates
(b)certainty, discerns
(c)know, differentiate
(d)imagine , experiments
(e)forecast, startups

Q10. Biological clocks are of such ____ adaptive value to living organisms, that we would expect most organisms to ____ them.
(a)meager – evolve
(b)important- arise
(c)significant – eschew
(d)obvious – possess
(e) prominent, adhere

Directions (11–15): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/error in it. The error if any will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the letter of that part with error as your answer. If there is ‘No error’, mark (e).

Q11. As the first President (A)/ of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad (B)/ was known by all types (C)/ of people in the world. (D)/ No error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q12. The burglars were broken (A)/ into the house and (B)/ took away some cash (C)/ and many precious things. (D)/ No error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q13. When the damage has been (A)/ done and the future of the (B) / people has darkened, (C)/ nothing will be of any help. (D)/ No error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q14. My father suggested (A)/ to me that I should (B)/ be written (C)/ to him at least two letters every month. (D)/ No error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q15. The report says that (A)/ a lot of things (B)/ including some drugs are (C)/ to sell in the shop to be opened soon. (D)/ No error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Solutions:

S1. Ans. (a)
Sol. Contemplate means to consider one particular thing for a long time in a serious way
Scrutinize means to examine something very carefully
Agonize means to spend a lot of time trying to make a decision
Postulate means suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of something
Posit means put forward as fact or as a basis for argument
Speculate means to guess possible answers to a question
Conjecture means form an opinion or supposition about something
Assert means to behave in a way that expresses your confidence
Hence, option (a) is the correct answer.

S2. Ans. (a)
Sol. Ensuing means happening after or following something else
Eventuating means occur as a result
Importunate means persistent, especially to the point of annoyance.
Stemming means originate in or by caused by something
Emanating means issue or spread out from
Exuding means discharge or be discharged slowly and steadily
Incandescent means showing extreme anger or happiness
Radiant means very happy, or very beautiful
Words given in option (d) are adjectives and their use will make the sentence grammatically incorrect and from the remaining options only option (a) will make the sentence both meaningful and grammatically incorrect. Hence, option (a) is the correct answer.

S3. Ans. (a)
Sol. Veneer (N) means something that hides something unpleasant or unwanted
Mantle (N) means a layer of something that covers something
Casing (N) means a covering that protects something
Incriminate (V) means to make someone seem guilty, especially of a crime
Cladding (N) means material that covers the surface of something and protects it
Innocuous (Adj) means completely harmless
Varnish (V) means disguise or gloss over (a fact)
Inveigh (V) means speak or write about (something) with great hostility
Hence, from the given options only option (a) makes the sentence both grammatically and contextually correct.

S4. Ans. (a)
Sol. Tenet (N) means one of the principles on which a belief or theory is based
Lancet (N) means a small knife with two cutting edges and a sharp point
Creed (N) means a set of beliefs that influences the way you make your decisions
Doctrine (N), Dogma (N), Orthodoxy (N) means a belief or set of beliefs
Larder (N) means a cupboard or small room used for storing food
Loathe (N) means to hate someone or something
Hence, from the given options only option (a) makes the sentence both grammatically and contextually correct.

S5. Ans. (e)
Sol. Repel (N) means to force away something unwanted
Propound (V) means to suggest a theory, belief, or opinion for other people to consider
Countering (V) to defend yourself against something
Pulsate (V) means to make sounds or movements with a regular rhythm
Quaff (V) means to drink something quickly or in large amounts
Resurge (V) means to become popular or common again
Hence, from the given options none would make the sentence both grammatically and contextually correct therefore option (e) is correct option.

S6.Ans.(a)
Sol. ‘resent, status’ is the correct use.
Resent means feel bitterness or indignation at (a circumstance, action, or person).
Grudge means a persistent feeling of ill will or resentment resulting from a past insult or injury.
Endorse means a sign (a cheque or bill of exchange) on the back to make it payable to someone other than the stated payee or to accept responsibility for paying it.

S7.Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘problems, fragile’ is the correct use.
Fragile means (of an object) easily broken or damaged.

S8.Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘bracing, significant’ fits the sentence appropriately.
Ample means enough or more than enough; plentiful.
Pervading means (especially of a smell) spread through and be perceived in every part of.

S9.Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘imagine, experiments’ fits the sentence appropriately.
Discerns means distinguish (someone or something) with difficulty by sight or with the other senses.
Forecast means predict or estimate (a future event or trend).

S10.Ans.(d)
Sol. Option(d) is correct
The sentence structure suggests that if biological clocks are a great advantage, then most organisms would possess them. [Or, if they are not an advantage, then organisms will not have them.]Therefore, the obvious value, leads us to expect that organisms possess them.
(meager = small, slight; eschew = shun, avoid; ambivalent = ambiguous)

S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. Substitute ‘to’ in place of ‘by’.

S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. Substitute ‘broke’ in place of ‘were broken’.

S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. Use ‘been’ after ‘has’.

S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. Substitute ‘write’ in place of ‘be written’.

S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. Substitute ‘to be sold’ in place of ‘to sell’

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